Paleo Soup and Mark Radcliffe

Took a trip into town tonight to hear Mark Radcliffe (Ilkley Literature Festival)share some wit and wisdom through song memories. He was so good, sharp and funny. If you can, listen out for him on 6 on BBC radio between 1 and 4 in the afternoon (GMT). He talked us through Cliff Richard and the Monkees, from Canned Heat to Joy Division, through the miners’ strike and the Battle of Orgreave Colliery to The Smiths reminding us all how grim it is up North to those down South and poking fun at the price of cheese on Toast at the tea rooms down the road..

It’s been warm today and sunny although the temperature dropped this evening and I think on reflection, that bare legs and heels was a trifle optimistic given the frost we chipped off the car windscreen on the way back but hey you can’t blame a girl for trying!

So, I thought I would share this delicious paleo soup recipe which we cooked slowly this afternoon and ate before heading out. It was a bacon and pumpkin soup.

Please note that using a pumpkin to cook in this paleo soup is considered pretty “rad” (do people still say that) in West Yorkshire and this from a girl who thirty years ago spent two days hollowing out a turnip (A TURNIP!) for Hallowe’en given that pumpkins had not made it across the Atlantic (or something) and yes I still have the blisters.

I am pleased to report that pumpkin is now common place in Ilkley this time of year. To make the paleo style soup you need bacon, pumpkin, celery, onion, sage and water. Cook the bacon slowly in a large stock pan to allow it to render up the fat. After a while chuck in some onion, celery and a large sprig of sage and let it all cook up together in the bacon fat. Smells amazing…..when the vegetables begin to soften, add a cup of water and scrape those sticky bits off the bottom of the pan. Add the (de-skinned, de-seeded) pumpkin pieces you chopped up whilst you let the bacon cook and about another 5 cups of water and let it all bubble up and cook down. Later blitz it in batches through the blender. I kept back some of the bacon chunks to garnish the bowls and served up with an optional swirl of Greek yoghurt.

So this ones for you Mark our paleo soup and a great evening.

Try it, this dish shouts Autumn to me. The season changing, enjoy it and keep in touch.

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